LACHLAN CAMERON insists only one body should run Scotland’s leagues – but it shouldn’t be the SPL.

LACHLAN CAMERON insists only one body should run Scotland’s leagues – but it shouldn’t be the SPL.

Ayr’s chairman reckons the men who operate the top tier are bottlers who failed to sort out the Rangers nightmare.

He swears the SFL is a stronger body – but is adamant they should not be saddled with the task of deciding the future of the Ibrox newco.

Speaking exclusively to Record Sport from California, American millionare Cameron demanded Rangers should start life again in the Third Division.

Proposals for restructuring Scottish football include anSPL 2, which could feature Second Division Ayr, but Cameron said: “Why should an organisation that can’t handle Rangers going under be trusted with increasing in size?

“The SFL is a much stronger organisation. The SPL broke away from the SFL and now everyone is suggesting it should be one body running the leagues and I agree with that.

“But why should the SPL be that body? They’ve proven they are incapable of holding it together in the face of financial meltdown.

“Since the SPL was formed Scotland has gone backwards. We haven’t reached a major finals and the money hasn’t been shared properly amongthe clubs.”

He said: “They kick Rangers out of the SPL but say, ‘Please put them in the First Division and not the Third’.

“It’s a ludicrous situation for them to put us in. We are being forced to put Rangers into the First Division to save Scottish football’s bacon.

“They are pretending there is nothing they can do about it so are punting it to the SFL.

“The top men at both the SPL and SFA are shirking their responsibilities. The SFL have handled issues properly but when the SPL have one of their teams going into liquidation they claim the whole world is going to collapse.

“They avoid making a decision and pass it on to someone else to sort the mess out. The SFL are better equipped than the SPL to handle tricky situations.

“It is putting everyone in the SFL under pressure because we are being told by the SPL that Scottish football will collapse if Rangers are put into the Third Division.

“We are being told we may have meltdown in the Scottish leagues so it’s been put to the SFL by the SFA and SPL to decide the future of Scottish football.

“What they are saying is put Rangers in the First Division and everything will sort itself out.

“Otherwise there will bemeltdown and it will be theSFL’s fault.

“They say clubs will go to the wall and millions of pounds will be lost. The SPL should take responsibility for that instead of blaming the SFL.”

Cameron has no doubts about where Rangers should be playing next season.

He said: “They have gone into liquidation and it’s a new company so they should apply to join the SFL.

“I wouldn’t suggest they go into oblivion because they have the facilities and fan base we look for when someone applies to the SFL.

“The Third Division would be the perfect place for Rangers. There is pressure for them to go into the First by the SPL and SFA but I believe they should go intothe Third.

“They are banned from Europe for three years anyway so let’s be realistic – the chances of getting back to the SPL are pretty good.”

But Cameron believes the saga is far from over and reckons SPL 2 is closer to being a reality than most fans realise.

He said: “I don’t believe for a second the SPL would put their lives in the hands of the SFL if there wasn’t something else going on.

“One of the two biggest clubs goes under and there is supposed to be total financial meltdown if Rangers are not admitted to the First Division.

“The SPL wouldn’t do what they are doing if they didn’t think Rangers wouldn’t be allowed into the SPL by another means.

“There is no way with the history of the SPL they would allow Rangers to leave.”